The species in this genus mimic butterflies of the agehana-group in the Papilio genus and Atrophaneura alcinous
"Princeps" is also the name of an obsolete genus of Swallowtail butterflies (now merged with the genus Papilio).
Papilio ulysses | Papilio machaon | Papilio | Papilio rutulus | Papilio rex | Papilio ophidicephalus | Papilio glaucus | Papilio cyproeofila | Papilio xuthus | Papilio polyxenes | Papilio polytes | Papilio mayo | Papilio homerus | Papilio gallienus | Papilio erithonioides | Papilio echerioides | Papilio demoleus | Papilio canadensis | Papilio appalachiensis | Papilio antimachus | Papilio alexanor |
A Rocha personnel recorded several new records of species since 1998 such as: Oriental marbled skipper (Carcharodus boeticus), Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius), False Apollo (Archon apollinus), Large White (Pieris brassicae), Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus), Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus).
The Norfolk Swallowtail (Papilio amynthor) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family, that is found in New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Norfolk Island.
Papilio anactus is not present on Kangaroo Island or Western Australia where there are currently insufficient citrus trees.
Papilio arnoldiana is a member of the cynorta species-group.
Papilio fuelleborni is a member of the echerioides species-group.
Papilio godeffroyi is endemic to all of Samoa, but it is now found only on the island of Tutuila, where it is uncommon but widespread and restricted to undisturbed or near-undisturbed rainforest.
Papilio hospiton is similar to Papilio machaon, but the wings are more rounded, and the hindwing is provided with a short tooth instead of a tail.
Anterior wings marked nearly as in P. erithonioides, the basal third being densely irrorated with stramineous scales in lieu of the small spots or lines of the same colour arranged in nearly parallel rows in Papilio erithonioides.
Thais Fabricius, 1807 (Mag. Insekt 6: 283) type Papilio hypsiphyle Fabricius by monotypy.